Been doing lab testing this past month and was surprized by the results and findings.

I tested the four major pollen sub manufactors on the market today, this was in patty form just as the bees would eat, this WAS NOT IN DRY FORM.

I compared them to mine. The main was the "FAT & PROTEIN" profiles.

Keith's patty has : FAT, over 9% & PROTEIN, over 16% .

There is still much to learn & test, if we take the bee pollen, it has many different parts to it.

Only one patty had more protein than mine with a differance of 1.25 % but was lower in the fat by 8%.

The rest fell way short in at least one of the catigories.

Then you have suppliers (manufactures) saying how they have more protein and they give you a chart using Brewers Yeast, Feedbee,BeePro ect... We should be comparing finished product, ie, what the bees eat.

This, BTW, is all percent of DRY WEIGHT, I tested theirs in the one pound patty form that they sell, the protein content was a little over 10% & there fat was less than half of mine. :(

Again, I tested all in patty form just as the bees eat it, anything less is insignificant!

Hold on.... OK, go ahead, I'm under the bus now . :)

09-19-2008, 09:34 AM

BEES4U

Pollen sub

:thumbsup:Thank you for the information!
We are considering making our own patties or going to another source.
What were the lab fees for the testing?
:)Good research on pollen patties is not easily obtained and here you provide it at no cost.

Regards,
Ernie Lucas Apiaries

09-19-2008, 09:43 AM

alpha6

We make all our own. The ingredients are better, fresher and I know exactly what is in them. Bees seem to take them well...so well they take the winter off...go figure...just like some beeks I know. :)

09-19-2008, 09:50 AM

Fishdude123

If your not selling them would you mind sharing your recipe?

09-19-2008, 09:57 AM

Keith Jarrett

Quote:

Originally Posted by alpha6

We make all our own. The ingredients are better, fresher . :)

Alpha, how do you know this? How much protein, fat is in your patty?

09-19-2008, 09:58 AM

Keith Jarrett

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fishdude123

If your not selling them would you mind sharing your recipe?

Fish,
I sell it in bulk, Calif location only.

09-19-2008, 10:51 AM

Fishdude123

Darn, doesn't help me in the least. I am too small and far away!
:cry:

thanx for bringing up this topic. feedbee has been doing a big promotion campaign down here in new zealand and i am into my 2nd year of using it. nonetheless i am struggling to see results better than my home brewed soya flour based patties of days gone by.

the feedbee people are very elusive about the actual composition of their product. can someone please elaborate. afterall i'd like to be able to make an "informed" choice.